PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC
USDOT 659257 · Doing business as PREFERRED CARTAGE
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (53 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileArch Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate7.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 29 years ago
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 659257 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-309159 |
| Legal Name | PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC |
| DBA Name | PREFERRED CARTAGE |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 9703041454 |
| Address | 113 6TH AVE, Greeley, CO, 80631 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20100119) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Arch Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-01-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-01-01 | — |
| Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2023-07-07 | — |
| The Hanover Insurance Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2009-04-27 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1996-10-17 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 1996-10-17 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2017-08-10 — Granted — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 109 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 7.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2026-06-19 — NE — towaway
- 2026-02-27 — NE — towaway
- 2024-08-14 — KS — towaway
- 2024-05-21 — CO — towaway
- 2024-01-13 — IA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (15), 20 (14), 23 (6).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 53 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 53 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,817,547 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 26-FEB-26 |
PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC operates 53 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in CO.
Nearby
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